Is it just me or does everyone here seem to been in their thirtys????

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You mean, "why aren't the VFDC boards filled with inane discussions of sexual preference like the SC2 boards?"

Good question. I bet if you thought hard about it, you could figure it out. /versus/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

VFers are asexual?

 

I was just saying there are a lot of older people here that's all. /versus/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

Seems like poeple that age would have better things to do /versus/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

LOL, maybe. Not that there's anything wrong with that... /versus/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

I can give you the two main reason why most people are older.

First, competitive fighting game circles involve lots of travel, lots of travel, and lots of money spent. Most kids 15-16 arent going to drive three states to go play a fighting game, hell most of them cant drive. Or how about going out of the country. Most top players travel to asia to play top asian competition.

The second reason is this, VF is not a game made for the american A.D.D stricken short attention span. It takes concentration and actual practice to get good. Most american kids quit if something is too hard. VF is a difficult game, but that was makes it so awesome. This about it, which would you rather play Trivial pursuit kids edition with question like "what color is the sky" or the trivial pursuit masters edition. You see what im saying. And because of this learning curve, it takes a more disclipned and mature mind. Im not saying that kids are stupid or anything like that. Im just saying that the average american kid will go for flashy simple Soul caliber over complicated in its simplicity VF.

 

329 days in I can say the ol' thirties aren't that bad. It certainly beats the everlivin shit outa waiting for the axe to fall at 29. It was like techrolling a KD vs Lei Fei and watching the arrow punch charging into your back. Lei Fei has diablical backstagger punishments for illadvised TR on crumbles. To make things worse, he scrapes so well you wanna risk it sometimes and BAM! 30 hits and on the same day your dad has a heart attack. What the fuck do I do now? Mortality is a mutherfucker and I'm on it's list. Moves make you feel like this in VF. SPoD, TKoD, MC floats, goddamned Giant Swing & Shining Wizard. They move your stomach.

And then there's elation.

My father has an internal difribulator (think of it as his Option Select) attached to his heart. When his pulse races and grows faint, CRACK! Shocked back to life. Every time this happens it makes my dad feel great. I"M ALIVE. Like getting stance dependant on that MC yoho float on Pai. But then there's worry, cause she still has lp lifebar and your ol' doublepalm been acting up. Will you live or will you die this time? Condenses life into bursts between bouts with death. 30 is okay. Pai is vicious. Akira is getting there. Second week of August. Pomona. Little bursts of life.

hehehe

I'm thinking this probably belongs in General, if anywhere.

 

Stop Eating spicy gumbo Sanjuro, its gettting to your head lol.

 

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sanjuro said:

329 days in I can say the ol' thirties aren't that bad. It certainly beats the everlivin shit outa waiting for the axe to fall at 29. It was like techrolling a KD vs Lei Fei and watching the arrow punch charging into your back. Lei Fei has diablical backstagger punishments for illadvised TR on crumbles. To make things worse, he scrapes so well you wanna risk it sometimes and BAM! 30 hits and on the same day your dad has a heart attack. What the fuck do I do now? Mortality is a mutherfucker and I'm on it's list. Moves make you feel like this in VF. SPoD, TKoD, MC floats, goddamned Giant Swing & Shining Wizard. They move your stomach.

And then there's elation.

My father has an internal difribulator (think of it as his Option Select) attached to his heart. When his pulse races and grows faint, CRACK! Shocked back to life. Every time this happens it makes my dad feel great. I"M ALIVE. Like getting stance dependant on that MC yoho float on Pai. But then there's worry, cause she still has lp lifebar and your ol' doublepalm been acting up. Will you live or will you die this time? Condenses life into bursts between bouts with death. 30 is okay. Pai is vicious. Akira is getting there. Second week of August. Pomona. Little bursts of life.

hehehe

I'm thinking this probably belongs in General, if anywhere.

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Dude, that was beautiful.

Insane and terrifying, but beautiful.

You don't by any chance listen to a lot of matthew good do you?

 

Other people have noticed this before too. It's possible this is because VF is a pretty deep game and require more dedication and a longer attention span than what you'll find in the average teenager. The game isn't flashy either compared to a capcom game so you don't get a lot of kids getting into it at a very early age here in the US.

Also, VF1 was released a decade ago, so if you're 19 when you first got into VF, you're 29 now. Make sense right?

There are plenty of other places to go if you find the people on VFDC too laid back and mature /versus/images/graemlins/grin.gif ... maybe try the gamefaqs forums or something.

 

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Also, VF1 was released a decade ago, so if you're 19 when you first got into VF, you're 29 now. Make sense right?


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Not only that, but let's say that you are like 16 or 17 now, that's means that you were like 6 or 7 when VF came out. Realistically not too many people of that age were playing VF at a sophisticated level of play, let alone playing it at all.

When alot of people started out playing video games, VF wasn't very popular internationally, as say other fighting games were (and other games in general).

VF internationally outside of VF.Net requires some sense of maturity and respnsibility, as you can't just walk to the arcade to find a VF machine, and game is not online, so you either play Kumite/Quest or for some people almost never, VS mode, which requires that you organize an event, or have friends who also play VF.

Though I have yet to see a site equivalent of this level for another fighting game, I mean it's not like there are many MKA leagues out there....... /versus/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

btw how old are you?
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To Sanjuro, That really is a hauntingly evocative piece of prose. I applaud your honesty and courage. If you have any other work that you are willing to share with others I would love to read it.

 

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Not only that, but let's say that you are like 16 or 17 now, that's means that you were like 6 or 7 when VF came out. Realistically not too many people of that age were playing VF at a sophisticated level of play, let alone playing it at all.


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sigh

GE

 

You don't really need to know, and it's not like it really matters, if you want to know just give a really good reason, or try PM'ing me.

Do you honestly think I want to post info about myself for others to see? No. It is easier to tell the person who wants the info, not those who don't need it, not that I am convinced you need it at all anyways.



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GodEater said:
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Think you can elaborate please, "sigh" is rather vague?

 

*sigh* <-- the memories.

If GE wanted to elaborate he would. He's one of the old farts /versus/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

How old?

So how old is everyone here anyway? I'm 22, Namflow is my age + five minutes...

-Alex

 

Re: How old?

I turned 28 last month.

 

Re: How old?

speak for yourself man i'm only 19, makes it better that there are older people here anyway.

 

Re: How old?

me too, leik we're baby VFers or sommin.... /versus/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

i wonna gwow up to be shinZ .... /versus/images/graemlins/cool.gif